Sr. Network Engineer

Arun Singh

Objective

To secure challenging and responsible assignments that match my skills, abilities and expertise and provides scope for continuous improvement and help contribute effectively to achieve goals of the organization.

Profile

Highly qualified and extensively trained Network Design/Estimation and Implementation Engineer with over 8 years of system engineering and project lead experience that excels at leading cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple projects simultaneously. Solution-oriented with notable success directing a broad range of IT initiatives while participating in planning, estimation and Implementation of Cisco and HP Data, Voice, Security, Server Virtualization and Wireless solutions in direct support of targeted objectives. 

Certifications

• CCIE Written R&S, CCIE LAB Scheduled

• CCIP - Cisco Certified Internetwork Pro. License 407154168507FRAM June 2014 

• CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional License 40715168507FRAM June 201 

• CCDP - Cisco Certified Design Professional License 410024168539HTUL April 2015 

• CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate License 404404172532ELZI June 2014 

• CCDA - Cisco Certified Design Associate License 405944172305AMUH June 2014 

• Cisco Certified in SMB Account Manager 

• Verification link : http://www.ciscocertificates.com/verify.cfm

• MCSE - Microsoft Certified System Eng. 

• MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional 

• MCSA - Microsoft Certified System Admin 

• MCSA ex - MCSA messaging 

• HP ASC - HP Accredited Sales Consultant 

• HP AIS - HP Accredited Integration Specialist 

• HP ASP - Accredited Sales Professional 

• A+ N+ S+ from IIHT 

Projects

• Kempinski Residences & Suites Doha – Designed, Deployed and Managed 62 floors Enterprise Network for Data, Voice, IPTV and Wireless Solution. This Project included 12,000 Physical points, 600 Wireless Access Points, 1,600 IP Phones, 1,400 IPTV, 80 access 4 Distribution and 2 core switches. 

• Al Udeid Air Base Qatar ( Military base Qatar) 

• Qatar Navigation Tower ( 52 Floor Office tower) 

• Qatar Airways 4 star Hotel (IBMS Network) 

• Al Madaen Hotel (12 Floor hotel apartment tower) 

• Barwa Financial District (project includes 14 towers) 

• Garden 5 (200 Villa project) 

• Silhouette tower (50 Floor hotel apartment tower) 

• Al Asmak – 10 remote site VPN 

• Doha New Airport – BMS Network 

• Al Fardan Twin towers Qatar (40 floor office towers) 

• Regency Tower (35 floor hotel residency) 

• Beverly Hills Tower (35 floor hotel residency) 

• Doha Montessori Indian School –IP CCTV and Storage 

• Turkish Embassy - Network Design & configuration 

• Algerian Embassy – Network Design & Configuration 

• Gulf Paradise Hotel (20 Floor hotel apartment tower) 

• Waqood Tower – Network Design 

• Anti-Doping Lab – Network, firewall, wireless, IPT 

• Business Park Qatar – Network Design 

• Diplomatic Compound – Network, CCTV, Firewall 

• Dukhan Hospital – Network configuration 

• Halool Qatar Petroleum – Network Design 

• Aspire Zone – Digital Signage Network

• Duty free Warehouse – Network Design 

• Heart Of Doha – Network Design 

Skills & Expertise

Network Design

IP Telephony

IT Management

AMC

Network Configuration

Costing & Estimation

Cisco and HP Networks

Wireless Network

Network Troubleshooting

Presales & Post Sales

Analyzing project drowning

Virtualization

Network Management

Technical Writing

Network Security

Technical Consultation

Networking

Cisco

HP Networks

HP H3C

HP 3Com

Juniper

Procurve

Telephony

Cisco

Avaya

Asterisk

Trixbox

HP

Panasonic

Security

Cisco

Juniper

Sonic Wall

Cyberome

Tipping Point

F5

Wireless 

Cisco 

HP Networks 

Aruba 

Trapeze 

3Com 

Procurve 

Management

Cisco

HP IMC

HP PCM Plus

Manage engine

Virtualization

VMware

Citrix Xen

Oracle

MS Hyper V

Linux

Qemu

Experience

Ø IT Manager at Almana Networks Solutions Qatar & Abu Dhabi - Jan 2011 – Present

· Responsible for IT Operations, Presales and Technical Sales.

· Handle overall team performance and making sure team is delivering as per the project goals.

· Introduced new strategies which helped the team to deliver fast and learn new technologies.

· Restructured the IT team by assigning new roles and responsibilities to the team members.

· Analyze proposed networking solutions to identify gaps, strategic or financial impacts.

· Prepared company profile, prequalification and presentation for project submittals.

Achievements

· Obtained gold and preferred partnership with the vendors like Cisco and HP Networking.

· Introduced and standardized the project costing and estimation format.

· Implemented asset management, Vendor management and new security policy.

· Implemented Remote site management and monitoring system for all the AMCs.

· Implemented ISO 9001:2008 standards for IT management and Network Designing.

Ø Sr. Network Design/Estimation and Implementation Engineer at Almana Networks Solutions Qatar - Sep 2008 - Jan 2011

· Network Configuration, Troubleshooting, Management and Maintenance for multiple Enterprise level projects.

· Designed & Deployed Data, Voice, Wireless Network solutions for many enterprise infrastructures.

· Analyzing Project drawings and Specifications to provide a cost effective solution.

· Translating customer needs into functional design and preparing responses to RFP's, RFI's and RFC's.

· Preparing professional, accurate and thorough technical documentation for project submittals.

· Maintained PR and ensured total customer satisfaction throughout the project.

Achievements

● Single handedly designed, estimated, configured and managed a converged network with Data, Voice, Wireless, and Video for the tallest hotel in Qatar with 15,000 points.

● Designed and deployed IP network for 3,000 Honeywell Vindicators points for Army Base Qatar in a highly secured environment.

Ø Sr. Technical Officer at EDS Group India - May 2007 - July 2008

● Providing Citrix based support by remote logging users systems.

● Specialized support for VPN and Active Directory.

● Providing Microsoft office application and OS support.

● Non-escalated support for Microsoft Office and other applications.

● Troubleshooting wireless and Virtual Private Network.

● Handle escalations for above mentioned applications from Root cause level.

Ø Technical Support Engineer at IBM Daksh - April 2006 - April 2007

● Providing online desktop and network support for US process.

● Providing network support and troubleshooting wired and wireless issue.

● Configuring and troubleshooting routers modem & switches.

● Giving prompt technical resolutions for hardware and software related issues.

● Received rewards and recognition for customer satisfaction.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Madurai Kamaraj University - Pune India

Diploma in Computers - Digitrain - New Zealand

High School - Abu Dhabi Indian School - Abu Dhabi

Application & Tools

IRIS For HP and Cisco Network Design and Estimation, Cisco Commerce Workspace, HP IMC, PCM, GNS3, MS Offices Excel, Visio, Virtual-Box, Citrix Xen Server, VMware Server, Google apps for Business, Domain name management, Manage engine, Cisco LMS & Configuration Professional, Android OS & apps, XBMC , freeNAS (Open Source NAS), Openmediavault, DD-WRT (Open Source Router), Allwaysync.

Personal information

Name: Arun R. Singh |Date of Birth: August 10, 1982 | Gender: Male | Marital Status: Married | Current Location: United Arab Emirates | City: Dubai | Nationality: Indian | Languages Known: English, Hindi | Valid Driving License: United Arab Emirates | Visa Status: Residence Visa-Company Sponsorship (Transferable)| Visa Expiry Date: October 2013 | Email: arunrsingh@gmail.com |Mob: +971-566538180